Angelo Music Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I placed my first Travel Bug today. I suppose I should have read all about it first, but what can I say? I was excited. Anyway, I was reading up on how to log it and realized that I may have needed to give it a tracking number somehow and physically write it on the bug. I didn't do that. I simply made a "bug" and placed it in the cache. Did I screw up? I can easily remedy this. I work in the area of the cache, so I can fix it, but I want to do this the right way. Help! - Angelo Music Quote Link to comment
+CSpenceFLY Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 You don't put any additional numbers on the bug but you should have activated it before placing it. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Your bug should have come with a tracking number and activation code on the bag it came in. If you still have the bag you can still activate it. No need to write anything on the TB, but some people will add a note explaining the mission if it has one. Quote Link to comment
+Theseus Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 When you say you "made a bug" it makes me almost wonder if you have a TB tag attached at all. That's the first step, to purchase a travel bug tag. It comes with a tracking number and that is what is used to log it. Apologies if I misinterpreted the dilemma. Quote Link to comment
Angelo Music Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 When you say you "made a bug" it makes me almost wonder if you have a TB tag attached at all. That's the first step, to purchase a travel bug tag. It comes with a tracking number and that is what is used to log it. Apologies if I misinterpreted the dilemma. Ok, this is starting to make a little more sense. Firstly, I'm new. I was under the impression that you could make ANYTHING a "travel bug" as long as it had a destination goal. I'm a professional artist. I etch art into granite, so I etched a small fragment of black polihed granite with an inscription about it's destination on the back. Didn't realize I had to activate it or purchase a kit of any kind first. Sorry ... should've investigated first. I plan on retrieving it tomorrow. Thanks for the help. - Angelo Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 When you say you "made a bug" it makes me almost wonder if you have a TB tag attached at all. That's the first step, to purchase a travel bug tag. It comes with a tracking number and that is what is used to log it. Apologies if I misinterpreted the dilemma. Ok, this is starting to make a little more sense. Firstly, I'm new. I was under the impression that you could make ANYTHING a "travel bug" as long as it had a destination goal. I'm a professional artist. I etch art into granite, so I etched a small fragment of black polihed granite with an inscription about it's destination on the back. Didn't realize I had to activate it or purchase a kit of any kind first. Sorry ... should've investigated first. I plan on retrieving it tomorrow. Thanks for the help. - Angelo You can make anything into a traveler. Geocachers did that before travel bug tags were invented. You don't need to attach it to a travel bug tag. You can stick an item in a cache and attach a note with its destination if you like. But if you want to follow its travels through logs and pohtos, you will need a travel bug tag for it. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) You can of course make an old school "Traveler" (which is what you've done) but the TB tag from Groundspeak will make the tracking process much easier on everyone. Assuming you want to keep tabs on it's progress. ...and welcome to the madness(forums) and the game. Edited June 18, 2007 by WRITE SHOP ROBERT Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) Yeah, what they said. From the description, I'd say you made either a way kewl signature item, or a really neat traveller. You can turn it into a TB if you wish. Welcome to the addiction hobby! Edited June 18, 2007 by Clan Riffster Quote Link to comment
+Team Crime Scene Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Per topic...Yes. Quote Link to comment
+Quiggle Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Moving to TB section of the forums. Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 (edited) Did you attach a Groundspeak Travel Bug dog tag that looked like this to the item? In order for it to be trackable, it needs a tracking number. It gets it's own web page that cachers log into and post stories, photos, or the ever popular "bug drop" or "discovered" log. You can scribe or etch the number into your item, but people may not recognize it for a travel bug and keep it, or leave it in the cache. Then you should read this. Edited June 19, 2007 by Eartha Quote Link to comment
+brumbjorn Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 When you say you "made a bug" it makes me almost wonder if you have a TB tag attached at all. That's the first step, to purchase a travel bug tag. It comes with a tracking number and that is what is used to log it. Apologies if I misinterpreted the dilemma. Ok, this is starting to make a little more sense. Firstly, I'm new. I was under the impression that you could make ANYTHING a "travel bug" as long as it had a destination goal. I'm a professional artist. I etch art into granite, so I etched a small fragment of black polihed granite with an inscription about it's destination on the back. Didn't realize I had to activate it or purchase a kit of any kind first. Sorry ... should've investigated first. I plan on retrieving it tomorrow. Thanks for the help. - Angelo Please tell me yu took a picture of this! I would love to see it (and maybe have you make me a "bug" to attach to my TB!) Quote Link to comment
+mblitch Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Maybe you shouldn't consider placing caches or TBs until you actually have a bit more experience in the hobby. Your account only shows a handful of caches and no handling of other TBs at all. Unless you have another account that you use, it certainly doesn't seem to nearly enough experience. How do you even really know how TBs operate if you've never handled one? Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 When you say you "made a bug" it makes me almost wonder if you have a TB tag attached at all. That's the first step, to purchase a travel bug tag. It comes with a tracking number and that is what is used to log it. Apologies if I misinterpreted the dilemma. Ok, this is starting to make a little more sense. Firstly, I'm new. I was under the impression that you could make ANYTHING a "travel bug" as long as it had a destination goal. I'm a professional artist. I etch art into granite, so I etched a small fragment of black polihed granite with an inscription about it's destination on the back. Didn't realize I had to activate it or purchase a kit of any kind first. Sorry ... should've investigated first. I plan on retrieving it tomorrow. Thanks for the help. - Angelo That sounds pretty cool. They also sound very collectible so make sure you don't release anything you aren't willing to lose. It does happen. Glad to see you are asking questions and learning about travel bugs. Most of us are happy to assist. Quote Link to comment
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